Pieter Bart Korthuis
Screenwriter/Director
FOTO:
Merlijn Doomernik
Biography:
Pieter Bart Korthuis
(1971) completed Dutch Film and Television Academy in 1994. He further expanded
on his knowledge of film and storytelling by studying documentary in Mexico
City at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. Korthuis is the creator of the Dutch hit
series "Penoza". It has been remade in five countries, such as the
United States ("Red Widow") and Sweden (Gåsmamman).
Other series he wrote and developed include 'Fighter's Heart', a series about
kickboxing that won the Dutch TV Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Series and the childrens serie "Trollie".
Furthermore Korthuis has written a number of screenplays for feature
films, such as ‘The Strongest Man in Holland’ (with co-writer Maarten Lebens), which won numerous international prizes such
as Winner Prix D’europe 2011 –
best television drama, Best Screenplay 2011 – children’s festival Hyderabad and
was nominated for the prestigious Rose d’or 2012 and
the international Emmy Award, "Crazy about Orange", and "Pie
Man", a crime comedy, about a pastry shop owner who gets involved in a
drug deal.
Korthuis is chairman of the Dutch
Writers Guild (Netwerk Scenarioschrijvers/Auteursbond) since June 2017. He lives and works in
Amsterdam, is married and has two daughters.
Filmography
Pieter Bart Korthuis
Crazy about Orange (2018) Writer/creator (co-written by Maarten Lebens)
Feature
film Comedy
about the Netherlands going crazy during the 2010 Worldcup
in South-Africa.
producer: Topkapi Film
director: Pim van
Hoeve
Suspects (2017) Director
Drama
series Police
series for Videoland/RTL (one episode)
Producer:
Fiction Valley (Freemantle Netherlands)
Fighter's Heart (2014/2017) Showrunner/creator/director
Drama
series Summary: When released from prison a former kickboxing champion
has to fight his way back to the top.
producer: Endemol Netherlands for
BNN/VARA
Winner Golden TV Award best screenplay, best
director and best dramaseries 2017
(18
episodes, 50")
Trollie (2014/2015) Writer/creator
Youth
series Summary:
On his christmas holiday a 10-year old boy befriends a
lost troll and decides to bring him back to where he comes from.
producer: Joco Media for KRO/NCRV
(10
episodes, 25", filming start march 2015)
When the water comes Script supervisor
(writers: Maarten Lebens, Karin van der Meer)
(2014/2015) Summary: When large
parts of the Netherlands and Belgium Drama series are flooded the whole of
society fights for survival.
producer: Joco Media for EO
(Netherlands) and VRT (Belgium)
(6
episodes, 45", filming starts september
2015)
Penoza (2009/2013): Concept/Screenplay
(co-writers: Franky Ribbens, Elbe Stevens,
Crime-series Maarten
Lebens, Karin van der Meer)
Crimeseries directed by Diederik van Rooyen (KRO/NL FILM)
Summary: a widow of an assassinated criminal is forced to adopt her husband's
role in a crime syndicate in order to protect her family.
Nominated for LIRA best Screenplay award 2011,
nominated for Beeld en Geluid
Award best television series.
Remakes in the USA (Red Widow), Poland, Slovakia and
Russia.
producer: NL Film for KRO television.
The Strongest Man in Holland (2011):
Childrens’ movie screenplay
(together with Maarten Lebens)
Telefilm
directed by Mark de Cloe
Summary: Twelve year old Luuk Bos has grown up thinking
that his dad is the strongest man in the world. Because this is what his
(single) mother Dorien used to tell him when he was
little. When a strongman competition comes to town, Luuk
decides to go looking for his dad.
Winner Prix d’Europe,
best television drama.
Winner Best Screenplay 2011 – children’s
festival Hyderabad
Nominated Rose d’or
Festival 2012
Nominated International Kids Emmy Award
2013
Bennie Stout (2011): Screenplay (co-written by Maarten Lebens
and Wijo Koek)
Childrens’ movie Directed
by Johan Nijenhuis
Summary: In Holland parents used tell their children
that if they don’t behave, Sinterklaas will take them
to Spain on his boat. For most kids this is a very scary idea. For 9 year old
Bennie, however, it’s exactly what he wants because he wants to go to his dad
who works as a fisherman in Spain. All he has to do is misbehave…
Keyzer en de Boer Legal series about a Dutch law firm for KRO/NCRV
television.
Lawyers (2005 -2008) The series run for three seasons with a total of 44
episodes.
Dramaseries Korthuis wrote 10 episodes and became head writer of the
third season.
Verborgen Gebreken Dramedy series for NET 5, about a young real estate firm.
(2009 – 2011) The series was created by an original idea from
Korthuis and
Comedyseries ran
for three seasons.
Pie Man (2009): Screenplay
Crime-comedy Directed by Annemarie van
de Mond
Summary: a pastry shop owner gets in serious trouble
when he decides to get involved in a drug deal to solve his financial problems.
The law according to Head writer/concept/ director
Milo (2003/2004) Summary: a romance/legal
series about the controversial
Legal
comedy Belgian
lawyer Milo
(10
episodes, 45")
Snow Fever (2004) Romantic comedy about a girl
who falls in love during a winter feature Film holiday.
Director:
Pim van Hoeve
Pieter Bart Korthuis is also
writer of the novel Penoza (based on his own television series) that was
nominated two times for Best Thriller Debut of 2011.
The book PENOZA can be purchased
through Ambo/Anthos publishers: www.amboanthos.nl